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Subject: Re: Questionable Source Cites was [TMG] Source standards -- was Mills Source ...
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:32:34 EDT


In a message dated 8/1/2002 10:11:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:


> This is contrary to how I usually cite documents but these are not
> documents that have validity. By entering info in the memo instead of
> creating a citation, I also loose the ability to create surety codes but
> they are so low I'm not sure it matters. Just tired of the junk that is
> being passed off as research.
>
> How are you dealing with this situation?
> Rae Jean
>

Rae Jean,

I agree wholeheartedly with you about these web sites. What I do is try to
contact the person whose web site it is first. Then if I don't get an answer
and IF I feel the info might have some validity I will enter the info with a
0 surety. I use a misc citation I have titled Web Site and put the rest of
the info in citation memo. I file my email message with whatever info I
copied from the website and make comments on my printouts.

I know this is not the idea situation as the resulting citation is rather
bleak. Perhaps the addition of a comment added to the bibliography indicating
at this was web information that could not be verified would be better.


Patt Ricketts

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